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At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
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God's Authoritative Word
Commentators emphasize the immense power in God's voice. The verse describes the chaotic waters of creation not just receding, but fleeing in terror at God's "rebuke" and "thunder." As Albert Barnes notes, this imagery of creation obeying instantly is one of the most sublime expressions of divine authority in all of Scripture, demonstrating that God's command alone establishes order.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
At your rebuke they fled - At your command; or when you spoke to them. The Hebrew word also implies the notion of “rebuke,” or “reproof,” as…
19th Century
Anglican
(5–18) The work of the third day of Creation in its two great divisions:
Baptist
At the sound of God's voice, those mighty deeps went back in a great hurricane. Anyone who has seen water when it is traveling at a great rate, las…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
At your rebuke they fled The depths of water that covered the earth fled, went off apace, when Christ, the essential…
Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the thin…
